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CONTRIBUTIONS   FROM  THE   NEW  YORK  BOTANICAL 

GARDEN~>lo.  6 


NOTES  AND  DESCRIPTIONS  OF  NORTH 
AMERICAN  PLANTS— MI 


BY  JOHN  KP^'SMALL 


NEW  YORK 
1900 


[Reprinted  from  the  Bullbtin  of  thb  Torriy  Botakical  Clob.  Vol.  25,  No.  6,  June,  1898. 

and  Vol.  27,  No.  7,  May,  1900.]  .  .  .         , 


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Notes  and  Descriptions  of  North  American  Plants— I. 

Hv  John  K.  Smai.i.. 
SAXIFRACiA    NaJ'ENSIS. 

Perennial  by  very  short  rootstocks,  scaposc,  almost  glabrous 
or  sparingly  grandular-pilose  above.  Leaves  basal  ;  blades  thiii- 
nish  (drying  very  thin),  more  or  less  obliquely  oval  or  ovate,  2-7 
cm.  long,  rounded  at  apex,  undulate,  abruptly  or  gradually  nar- 
rowed at  ba.se,  ciliatc,  sometimes  .slightly  pilose  on  both  surfaces  : 
petioles  slightly  shorter  than  the  blades  or  longer,  broadly  winged  : 
-scapes  erect,  slender,  1.5-3  dm.  tall,  loosely-paniculate-coiym- 
bose  :  calyx  glabrous  or  glabrate  ;  tube  broadly  turbinate,  nearly 
I  mm.  high  ;  segments  oblong  or  ovate-oblong,  slightly  longer 
than  the  tube,  obtuse  or  acutish,  gland-tipped  :  corolla  white,  5 
mm.  broad ;  petals  broadly  oval  or  suborbicular,  2  mm.  long, 
rounded  or  notched  at  apex,  sessile  or  nearly  so,  5-7-nerved  : 
ovaries  united  to  calyx-tube,  surrounded  by  a  conspicuous  lobed 
disk  :  follicles  short  and  stout,  4  mm.  high,  united  to  each  other 
to  about  the  edge  of  disk  :  .seeds  dark  red,  0.3  mm.  long. 

On  hillsides,  Napa  Valley,  California. 

Collected  by  J.  M.  Bigelow  (Whipple's  Expedition)  and  George 
Thurber,  no.  496. 

A  species  of  lax  habit,  resembling  Saxifraga  clayUmiacfolia 
more  closely  than  any  other  member  of  the  subgenus  Micmnthcs. 
It  differs  from  S.  daytoniacfolia  by  its  broadly  oval  or  suborbicular 
5-7-nerved  petals. 

Saxifraga  Van-Bruntiae. 

Perennial,  bright  green,  minutely  glandular-pilose  or  glabrate 
below.  Stems  tufted,  2-7  cm.  long,  simple,  or  sometimes  corym- 
bosely  branched  above,  leafy  to  the  top  :  leaves  alternate  ;  blades 
linear,  4-8  mm.  long,  leathery,  blunt,  with  a  thick  apex,  .sessile, 
turning  black  at  the  base  of  the  plants  :  calyx  glabrate  in  age ; 
tube  broadly  turbinate  ;  segments  oblong  or  ovate-oblong,  obtuse' 
longer  than  the  tube,  spreading  :  petals  yellow,  oblong,  about 
4  mm.  long,  obtuse,  firm,  more  or  less  crisped,  much  longer 
than  the  calyx-segments  :  stamens  10,  filaments  filiform. 

The  original  specimens  of  this  hitherto  undescribed  Saxifraga 
were  collected  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cornelius  Van  Brunt  during  the 

(316) 


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p:i.st  scasc^n  on  tlic  summit  of  Sulphur  Mountain  near  Banff,  British 
Columbia.  Tiie  species  is  related  to  Saxifraga  scrpyllifolia  and 
S.  ihrysixntJia  ;  the  habit  suggests  those  species  but  the  stems  are 
copiousl)'  leafy  to  the  top  and  the  leaves  are  narrower.  The 
petals  are  smaller,  of  a  much  less  brilliant  yellow  and  oblong  or 
ovate-oblong  instead  of  oval-orbicular  or  obovate  as  th  y  arc  in 
the  two  related  species. 

Galpinsia  Toumfa-i. 

Perennial  from  a  shrubby  base,  slender,  bright  green,  puberulcnt. 
Stems  branching  near  the  base  ;  branches  erect  or  ascending,  wire- 
like, 1-3  dm.  long,  usually  .simi)le  above,  leafy,  pale  when  young: 
leaves  numerous,  sometimes  clustered  in  axils ;  blades  linear- 
.spatulate  to  linear,  1-2  cm.  long,  acute,  entire,  with  midrib  promi- 
nent beneath,  lower  ones  short -petioled,  upper  sessile:  spikes 
few-flowered,  leafy -bracted  :  calices  very  minutely  pubescent ;  tube 
.slender,  3-5  cm.  long;  segments  about  1-5  cm.  long,  their  free 
tips  5-6  mm.  long :  corolla  yellow  ;  petals  orbicular-obovate, 
1.5  cm.  long,  undulate:  anthers  linear,  as  long  as  the  filaments  : 
capsules  linear-prismatic,  2  cm.  long. 

Arizona:  Chincahua  Mountains,  July  25,  1894,  J.  W.  Tou- 
rney, no.  197.     Fort  Huachuca,  August,  1892,  T.  K.  Wilcox. 

The  species  just  described  is  related  to  Galpinsia  larhocgii,  but 
is  of  a  much  more  slender  build.  There  are  minor  characters  in  the 
foliage  and  habit,  but  one  of  the  more  crucial  points  of  difference 
lies  in  the  calyx,  where  we  find  the  free  tips  of  the  segments  5-6 
mm.  in  length. 

LiMONIUM    LIMBATUM. 

Perennial,  bluish  green  or  glaucescent.  Leaves  basal  ;  blades 
leathery,  spatulate  or  oblong-spatulate,  O.5-1.5  dm.  long,  obtuse 
or  notched  at  the  apex,  prominently  nerved  beneath  m  drying  ; 
petioles  shorter  than  the  blades  or  rarely  longer,  margined: 
scapes  erect,  solitary  or  several  together,  corymbosely  branched  ; 
branches  zigzag,  ascending  ;  spikes  in  dense  terminal  corymbs : 
bracts  suborbicular  or  sometimes  orbicular-oval,  obtuse,  often 
eroded  at  the  apex,  hyaline-margined :  calyx  trumpet-shaped  with 
a  flaring  limb,  nearly  4  mm.  long  ;  tube  hirsute ;  segments  broadly 
deltoid,  apiculate  :  corollas  bright  blue. 

In  alkaline  soil,  Texas  and  New  Mexico. 

As  far  as  I  can  learn  there  has  been  no  attempt  heretofore  to 


lear  Banff,  British 
7  scrfiylUfolia  and 
3Ut  the  stems  arc 
narrower.  The 
kV  and  oblong  or 
itc  as  th  y  arc  in 


[rrcen,  pvibcrulent. 
r  ascending,  wire- 
oale  when  young : 
s  ;  blades  linear- 
ith  midrib  promi- 
:r  sessile  :  spikes 
r  pubescent ;  tube 
n.  long,  their  free 
orbicular-obovate, 
as  the  filaments  : 

1894,  J.  W.  Tou- 
T.  K.  Wilcox. 
ma  '-farti^'cgii,  but 
3r  characters  in  the 
loints  of  difference 
the  segments  5-6 


aves  basal  ;  blades 
i  dm.  long,  obtuse 
eneath  in  drying  ; 
longer,  margined  : 
nbosely  branched ; 
terminal  corymbs : 
3val,  obtuse,  often 
umpet-shaped  with 
;  segments  broadly 


empt  heretofore  to 


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318 


separate  the  Texan  plant  referretl  to  Limonium  Califoniicuin 
either  varietally  or  specifically.  An  examination  of  considerable 
material  both  from  the  Texas  and  the  Californian  districts  disclo.ses 
the  fact  that  there  have  been  two  perfectly  distinct  species  con- 
fused under  the  old  IJinoniiim  Calif ornUiim.  As  in  the  case  of 
all  the  species  of  the  genus  the  two  under  consideration  resemble 
each  other  in  habit.  The  diagnostic  characters  are  contrasted 
below  : 

Limonium  Califoniiaiin.  Calyx  narrowly  funnelform  ;  tube 
glabrous  ;  segments  erect  or  nearly  so,  rounded  and  mucronulatc. 

Limonium  limbatum.  Calyx  trumpet-shaped  ;  tube  hirsute  ; 
segments  more  or  less  spreading,  broadly  deltoid. 

The  following  specimens  belong  here  :  Wright,  no.  1435  ; 
Woodhouse,  Zuni  Mts.,  N.  M.,  Aug.,  1851  ;  Wooton,  no.  172. 

Andkosace  01  eeusa. 

Annual,  acaulescent,  more  or  less  pubescent.  Leaves  ba.sal  ; 
blades  oblanceolatc  to  .spatulate  or  nearly  linear,  1-4  cm.  long,' 
obtuse  or  acute,  sharply  serrate  above  the  middle  or  sparingly 
toothed  near  apex  only,  sessile  or  with  short  winged  jietioles  : 
scapes  erect  and  spreading,  often  diffusely  branched  at  base,  5-10 
cm.  long  or  shorter  :  bracts  lanceolate  :  pedicels  filiform,  very  vari- 
able in  length,  often  1-8  cm.  long  in  the  same  cluster  :  calyx  cam 
panulate  to  turbinate-campanulate,  3-3.5  nmi.  high;  segments 
triangular,  acute,  ciliate,  about  yi  „,s  long  as  the  s-ridged  tube  ; 
corolla  white  or  pink,  included,  sometimes  equalling  the  tips  of  the 
calyx-segments,  3-3.5  mm.  broad;  segments  oblong,  obtuse  or 
retuse  at  apex,  about  as  long  as  the  tube  :  filaments  shorter  than 
the  anthers  :  capsules  subglobose,  about  3  mm.  in  diameter. 

In  rocky  soil,  western  Arctic  America  to  the  *J;>kotas,  New 
Mexico  and  Arizona.     Spring  and  summer. 

For  some  inexplicable  reason  the  species  here  desciibed  as  new 
has  always  been  associated  with  Androsace  scptcntrionalis  with 
which  it  has  not  even  a  habital  resemblance.  Andrusacc  scptcn- 
trionalis  is  a  plant  with  strict,  conspicuously  elongated  scapes 
which  are  surmounted  by  umbel-like  clusters  of  pedicels  of  nearly 
equal  length,  whereas  Androsace  diffusa,  has  comparatively  short, 
more  or  less  diffusely  spreading  scapes,  while  the  pedicels  of  the 
clusters   are   exceedingly  variable   in   length.     A  more  tangibU 


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character  exists  in  the  corolla.  In  Andi-osacc  scptiiitnoiialis  this 
orj^'an  conspicuously  surpasses  its  calyx  while  in  the  newly  de- 
scribed species  it  is  shorter  than  its  calyx  or  barely  cciuals  it. 

Aniirosace  suuuMiiELLATA  (A.  Nelson). 
Androsacc  .si-f^tciitrionalis  subinnbdlata  A.  Nelson,  Ikili.  \V>'om. 
l-'.xp.  St.  28  :    149.      1.S96. 

Annual,  diminutive,  sparin^jly  pubescent.  Leaves  basal  ;  blades 
thick,  oblong',  2-8  mm.  long,  obtuse,  entire,  .sessile:  .scapes  1-5 
mm.  long,  or  wanting  :  bracts  ovate-lanceolate  or  lanceolate,  pedi- 
cels .solitary  or  several  together,  5-10  mm.  long:  calyx  nearly 
glabrous,  turbinate-campanulate,  2.5  mm.  high  ;  segments  triangu- 
lar, acute,  slightly  .shorter  than  the  5-ridged  tube:  corolla  white 
or  pink,  2.5-3  mm.  broad,  surpassing  the  calyx  ;  segments  oblong, 
obtuse,  or  retuse  at  the  apex,  shorter  than  the  tube  ;  filaments 
much  shorter  than  the  anthers  :  capsule  globose-pyriform,  about 
2  mm.  thick. 

On  hillsides,  near  summit  of  Union  Peak,  Wyoming.     Summer. 

In  order  to  treat  this  genus  consistently,  we  should  recognize 
the  above  as  a  species.  On  the  one  hand  Androsacc  siilmiiibcllata 
is  related  to  Andi-osacc  diffusa :  this  species  it  resembles  in  habit 
and  foliage,  but  it  is  more  diminutive  in  all  its  parts.  On  the  other 
hand  it  is  related  to  Androsacc  scptcntrionalis  in  having  the  corolla 
cxserted  beyond  the  calyx. 

Pri.mula  serra. 

Perennial,  glabrous  or  nearly  so,  deep  green.  Leaves  basal, 
5-10  cm.  long;  blades  narrowly  oblong  or  spatulate,  much 
longer  than  the  broadly  winged  petioles,  rather  regularly  dentate, 
acute  or  apiculate  :  scapes  erect.  1-2  dm.  tall,  solitary  or  several 
together :  bracts  scarious,  ovate-lanceolate,  acuminate,  often  mi- 
nutely pubescent:  pedicels  1-3  cm.  long,  glabrous  in  age  :  caUces 
6-7  mm.  long  ;  tube  campanulate  ;  segments  lanceolate,  granular- 
ciliate,  acuminate,  as  long  as  the  tube  or  shorter  :  corollas  lilac- 
purple  ;  tube  as  long  as  the  calices  or  somewhat  longer ;  seg- 
ments suboi-bicular  or  obovate -orbicular,  notched  at  apex,  7  8 
mm.  long,  destitute  of  apiculations. 

Primula  scrra  resembles  Primula  Rusbyi  in  habit,  but  both  the 
foliage  and  the  inflorescence  furnish  characters  for  distinguishing 
the  two  species.     In  the  case  of  the  species  just  described  we  find 


u'ptcntnonalis  this 
in  the  newly  de- 
.'ly  equals  it. 

son). 

son,  Hull.  Wyom. 

aves  basal  ;  blades 
issile  :  scapes  1-5 
)!•  lanceolate,  jjedi- 
^\^'^  :  calyx  nearly 
sef^ments  triangii- 
ibe :  corolla  white 
segments  oblonj;, 
le  tube  ;  filaments 
se-pyriforni,  about 

r'oming.  Summer, 
e  should  recognize 
rosace  siihuvdhilatii 

resembles  in  habit 
irts.     On  the  other 

having  the  corolla 


;cn.  Leaves  basal, 
ir  spatulate,  much 
•  regularly  dentate, 
solitary  or  several 
;uminate,  often  mi- 
rous  in  age  :  calices 
anceolate,  granular- 
ter  :  corollas  lilac- 
ewhat  longer ;  seg- 
:ched  at  apex,  7   8 

habit,  but  both  the 
rs  for  distinguishing 
st  described  we  find 


Smai.i.:   XdiMii   Ami-.kican   I'lAsrs 


iJ'JO 


more  coarsely  toothed  leaf-blades  and  shortir  pitiolcs  ;  but  more 
prominent  characters  exist  in  the  inflorescence  :  Tiie  calices  are 
twic-e  as  large  as  those  of  Prhniilii  Riishyi,  the  corolLi-tuhes  are 
comparatively  stout  and  they  never  twice  exceetl  the  Kngth  ol  the 
calices  as  do  the  very  slender  tubes  of  rriiiiu/a  Kiishi.  in  addi- 
tion, tile  lobes  of  the  corolla-segments  are  destitute  of  the  minute 
but  characteristic  apicuiations  found  in  the  related  .species. 

The  original  specimens  were  collected  by  Mr.  I'ringie  on  damp 
ledges,  Santa  Rita  Mountains,  Arizona,  at  an  altitude  of  Sooo 
feet,  on  July  25,  1 884. 

Pkimui..\   TENL'I.S. 

Perennial,  glabrous,  bright  green.  Leaves  basal,  0.5-1.5  cm. 
long  ;  blades  oblong,  oval  or  suborbicular,  unilulate  or  toothed, 
obtu.se  or  acutish,  much  shorter  than  the  slender  petioles  :  scapes 
erect,  wire-like,  5-10  cm.  tall,  solitary  :  bracts  linear-subulate,  1-5 
mm.  long:  calices  3-5  mm.  high,  tubes  turbinate,  segments  narrowly 
lanceolate  to  narrowly  linear,  longer  than  the  tube,  acute  :  cor- 
ollas pink,  4-5  mm.  broad;  tubes  surpassing  the  calices,  4  mm 
long,  notched  at  the  apex. 

In  moist  places,  Pastolic,  Alaska. 

A  delicate  species  related  to  Primula  iwrcalis,  but  much  more 
slender  ;  easily  distinguished  by  its  flimsy  leaves,  .shorter  pedicels 
turbinate  calyx-tubes  and  narrow  calyx-segments.  The  corolla 
tube  is  further  exserted  than  in  Primula  borealis  and  the  more 
delicate  lobes  less  deeply  notched. 

The  original  specimens  were  collected  by  W.  H.  Dall,  on 
June  25,  1 87 1,  or  1872. 


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Notes  and  Descrintions  of  North  American  Plants,    tl 


II V  jnllN   K.   Smm 


\l  I. 


I.  NOTEWORTHY  SPECIES 

Haiienakia  Gakiikki  I'oittr,  Hot.  Gaz.  5:  1^5.  t.SSo 
The  ori^rinal  and  .second  known  .station.s  f„r  thi.s  intercstinLr 
orclnd  are  botl.  n..ir  Manatee,  Florida.  A  .second  locality  can 
now  be  placed  on  record  ;  this  is  Oranfre  County.  I-lorida.  where 
Mr.  I'.  L.  Lewto-  discovered  tlie  .species  at  several  stations  in 
the  summer  of  1^94.  His  .specimens  are  e.s.sentially  the  .same  as 
the  type. 

MaHKNAKIA  MACKOCIiKATITIS  Willd.  Sp.    i'i.  4:    44.        1805 

This  remarkable  tropical  IlalHuaria  has  been  found  nati\e  in 
Florida,  by  Mr.  Lewton.  It  is  not  rare  in  Sumter  County,  where 
he  first  met  with  it  in  1 894. 

TiiKKMOi'.sis  Moi.Li.s  (Michx.)  M.  A.  Curtis.  Mem.  Am.  Acad.  II. 

3-'  47-  //•  9'      'S4« 
Heretofore  this  comparatively  rare  species   has   been  reported 
as   ^xomxY^  i„   the   mountains   of  Virginia  and   North  Carolina 
Hut  its  range  is  wider  than  this;    in  May.  1869.  Mr.  Canby  col- 
lected it  on  Lookout  Mountain.  Tennessee,  and  on  May  21,  1890 
Professor  Scribner  rediscovered  it  at  the  same  locality. 

Pluc.ira  imi.kicata  (Kearney)  Nash,  Bull.  Torn  Club,  23:    108. 

1 896 
Excellent  specimens  of  this  Phiclica  were  collected  in  swamps 
about  Forest  City,  Orange  County,  Florida,  by  Mr.  F.  L.  Lewton 
in  July,  1893.      The  specimens  of   this  collection  agree  almost 
perfectly  with  the  type. 

HiERACiUM  ScRiBNERi  Small,  Hull.  Torr.  Club,  21  :    20.      1894 
Professor  Ruth  has  sent  me  almost  typical  specimens  of  this 
rare  member  oUIkracium  from  near  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  where 
he  collected  the  plant  in  1897. 

(275) 


jft^j^jjj^ti^^ci 


27  »> 


Smai.i.:    Nokih   Amkkkan   I'i.ams 


Senkcio  Miixiroi.iuM  T.  &  G  Vl  N.  A.  2  :  444-  '«43 
In  1887  Mr  !•:.  R.  Mcniiiiin-cr  rediscovered  this  rare  Scmrio 
in  Henderson  County.  North  Carolina,  Nvhere  it  was  collected 
n,any  years  a,o  by  Buckley.  In  .895  Mr  A.  M.  Hu,.r  sent 
me  specimens  from.  Macon  and  Jackson  counties,  North  Caroln  a, 
where  he  fou.ul  it  growing  plentifully  on  sloping  cliffs  at  alt.tudes 
ranging  from  1100-1400  meters. 


11.  HITHERTO  UNDESCRIBED  SPECIES 
Allium  arenicola 

Bulbs  nearly  I  cm.  long,  with  fibrous  outer  coats  I  caves 
b-isnl  •  blades  very  narrowly  linear,  becoming  almo.st  filiform, 
abo  t'asl;^gas  tL  scape  or  shorter  :  scapes  crec,sc..tn^ 
several  together,  .-3  dm.  tall,  more  or  less  curved  :  '";b^^l^^^^^^^^^^ 
lO-.o-flowered  :  pedicels  5-<o  mm.  long,  slendei  :  perianth  deep 
M  segn^ents  linear  to  narrowly  linear-lanceolate  about  4  i"^^  • 
fong.'  very  delicate  :  filaments  dilated  below  :  capsules  not  crested. 
In  sandy  soil,  Mi-ssissippi.     Spring. 

This  species  has  been  confused  with  A//unn  mnUilnk  M.chx. 

for  nearly  three  quarters  of  a  century.     It  is  much  more  slender 

in  habit  and  smaller  in   all  its  parts.     The   type  specmiens  were 

collected  by  Martha  B.  Flint  at  Brookhaven,  Mississippi,  April  1. 

1888. 

Ranunculus  cuneiformis 

Foliage  hirsute  below  the  inflorescence.  Root.s  thickened 
chLstered-  stems  usually  several  ^og-ther,  2-3  dm  taU  e  e  t  o 
ascending,  rather  slender:  leaves  mainly  basal ;  blades,  at  least 
::r^e  of 'them,  twice-divided  into  cuneate  -ther  obtuse  segm^^^^^^^^^ 
5-10  cm.  long,  about  as  long  as  the  petioles;  "PP^*^^  J^f"^  .^^"^;^^^^ 
lith  hWdes  tnarted  ■  segments  narrow,  often  incised :  flowers 
ydlow  abou  'cm.  broad,  on  strigiUose  peduncles  :  heads  of 
fru  t  i^bglobose  or  ovoid-globose,  about  1  cm.  long  :  recei^acle 
bTi-ely  elongated:  achenes  4  mm.  long,  conspicuously  winged  and 
with  a  triangular  beak.  u  „       m     '^ 

On  prairies,   near  Kerrville,  Te.xas.      Spring.      Heller,    V\.   b. 
Tex.  no.  1688.     It  differs  from  its  relative  as  shown  below  : 


ANTS 


Small:    NOkih   A.mkkkan   1'[.a\ts 


277 


2  :  444-      '  ^^43 

ed  this  rare  Sci/irio 
re  it  was  collected 
A.  M,  Hug'r  sent 
ties,  North  Carolina, 
ing  cliffs  at  altitudes 


RANUN'crr.r.s  cl-niuiokmls 

HIacIes  of  lower  leaves  tuice- 
di\icled  :  corollas  i.:;  cm.  broad  • 


RaNL-NCULIS    MACKANTIU'S 

HIadcsof  lower  lca\es  oiice 
corollas  3-5  cm.  broad 


:s 


) liter  coats.  Leaves 
iii^  almost  filiform, 
les  erect,  sometimes 
urved  :  umbels  erect, 
iider :  perianth  deep 
ccolatc,  about  4  mm. 
capsules  not  crested. 

ium  innlabilc  Michx. 
s  much  more  slender 
type  specimens  were 
,  Mississippi,  April  1, 


IS 

I.  Roots  thickened, 
2-3  dm.  tall,  erect  or 
5asal ;  blades,  at  least 
ither  obtuse  segments, 
s  ;  upper  stem  leaves 
aften  incised  :  flowers 
t  peduncles  :  heads  of 
cm.  long  :  receptacle 
spicuously  winged  and 

pring.      Heller,   PI.   S. 
IS  shown  below  : 


(liMdcd 

head.s  of  achenes  subglobose  or  Jicads     of    aclienes  '  oblon--     to 

ovoKl-globose,  receptacle  barely  cylindric  :  receptacle  elon.rated  ■ 

elon-ated:    achenes     conspicu-  achcnes      narroulv     mannncd" 

OMsy    umged,    with    triangular  uith    subulate    slightlv    c'uvcd 

beaks.  beaks.  ' 

Ranunculus  Mississippiensis 

Perennial,  stoloniferous.  fleshy.  Stems  stcnit,  about  2  dm 
tall,  more  or  less  branched  :  leaves  various  ;  basal  or  those  on  the 
lower  part  of  the  stem  with  ovate  or  ovatc-lanceolate  sinuate- 
dentate  blades  1.5-4  cm.  long,  and  elongated  petioles,  upper  leaves 
witii  oblong  or  linear  remoteb'-toothed  blades  3-S  cm  loiK^  • 
flowers  few  :  sepals  oblong  to  suborbicular.  sparingly  pubesceirt  ' 
corollas  about  1.5  cm.  broad;  petals  about  9,  nearly  oblong,  deei) 
yellow  and  lustrous  within.  h.        1 

In  low  grounds,  Arkansas  and  INIississippi.     Spring. 

Arkansas:    Varner,   Lincoln  Co.,  April  28,  1898?  Bush   no 
12.  ' 

ALssLssipi-i  :    "Alluvions."      1840;  /V^-/'. 

Related  to  RnimnnilKs  oblongifoliiis,  but  more  robust,  with 
truncate  or  cordate  blades  terminating  the  elongated  petioles  of  the 
lower  or  basal  leaves  and  much  larger  corollas  consisting  of  about 
nine  petals. 

Thalictrum  mirabile 

Perennial,  slender,  glabrous,  bright  green.  Stems  erect,  1-3 
dm.  tall,  wiry,  dichotomously  branched  above:  leaves  various 
ba.sal  usually  ternately  compound,  with  petioles  about  2  cm  Ion"  ■ 
upper  leaves  gradually  more  simple  and  shorter  petioled  :  leaflets' 
suborbicular  or  orbicular-reniform,  2-3  cm.  broad,  very  thin  deli- 
cately nerved,  glaucescent  beneath,  broadly  crenate  or  shal'lowly 
crenate-lobed,  truncate  or  subcordate  at  the  base,  longer  than  the 
petiolules  :  peduncles  hair-like  :  flowers  white  :  .sepals  .spatulate  or 
r hombic-spatulate,  fully  1.5  mm.  long:  filaments  fully  2  mm.  long 
club-shaped  by  an  abrupt  thickening  about  the  middle  ■  fruit 
spreading  at  right-angles  to  the  peduncle  ;  bodv  plump,  about  - 
"/"^•^  .°"S'  ''^^"^^''  "ot  depressed  along  the  upper  side,  as  long  as 
the  filiform  stalk  or  shorter. 

Resembles  Thalictniin  clavatwu  but  more  delicate  and  smaller 
throughout,  and  with  very  short-petioled  basal  leaves.     The  fruit 


278 


Small:    North  Amkkican   1'lants 


is  only  about  one-lialf  tlic  size  of  that  of  /'.  chivatiiui  and  has  a 
plump'  barely  ribbcil  iio.ly  not  at  all  depressed  alon^^  the  upper  side. 
The  orij^rinal  speeimens  were  collected  by  Prof.  V.  S.  ICarle 
under  sandstone  bluffs  on  Little  Mountain  near  Moulton,  Alabama, 
June  25,  1899,  no.  2212. 

Phyllanthus  Avicularia 

rcrennial,  bris^^dit  <^n-een.  Stems  branched  at  the  Ixise  and 
throughout.  3-6  dm.  long,  puberulent,  striate  in  age  :  leaves  nu- 
merous, ascending  :  iilades  oblong,  or  slightly  broadest  above  the 
middle,  S-iS  mm.  long,  blunt  or  barely  pointed,  slightly  paler 
beneath  than  above,  rounded  or  truncate  at  the  base  :  petioles  I  mm. 
long,  or  shorter  :  calices  short-pedicelled  ;  staminate  delicate,  barely 
2  nm.  broad,  sei)als  orbicular-obovate  or  suborbicular :  pistillate 
firmer,  fully  2  mm.  broad  or  barely  3  mm.  broad  at  maturity ;  se- 
pals oblong  or  oval,  scarious-margined,  persistent  :  capsules  sphe- 
roidal, 3  mm.  broad. 

In   dry  soil,  along   the  Hrazos  River,  Texas,     Type  from  Co- 
lumbia, Texas,  collected  by  H.  F.  Hush,  October  26,  1899,  no.  263. 
Related  to  rhv/i,iiitliiis  poh\i::oiii>i,/cs,  but   much  more  robust  in 
all  its  jiarts.     The  leaves,  too,  are  of  an  oblong  type.     The  cap- 
sules   conspicuously  surpass    the  mature  pistillate  calyx,  whereas 
those  of  /'.  poh^-onoidcs  are  at  least  ecpialed  b\-  the  mature  sepals. 
OEnothera  nyctaginiifolia 
.Apparently  annual    or  biennial,  sparing!)^  pubescent.     Stems 
branched  at  the  base,  branches  spreading  or  decumbent,  2-5  dm. 
long,  more  or  less  branched  :   leaves  rather  few  ;  blades  lanceolate 
to  ovate-lanceolate,  2-5.5  cm.  long,  acute  or  slightly  acumniate, 
often  somewhat  crisped   and   twisted,  undulate,  ciliate,  cuneate  or 
truncate  at  the  base  ;  petioles    2-6   mm.  long,   pale,    margined  : 
flowers  axillary  :  hypanthium  bristly  and  with  very  slender  hairs, 
especially  about  the  ovar>-  ;  tubular  portion  about  as  long  as  the 
ovary:  sepals  linear-lanceolate,  fully  1.5  cm.  long,  thin  and  deli- 
cate: capsules  4-5  cm.  long,  club-shaped   by  the  sterile  basal  por- 
tion  which    is   slightly   shorter  than   the  fertile  portion,  about  4 
mm.  thick  :  .seeds  1.5  mm.  long,  reticulated. 

In  dry  soil,  Flagstaff,  Arizona,  September  5,  1 894,./.  W.  Tourney. 
More  closel)'  related  to  OEnothera  laeiniata  than  any  other 
species.  It  differs  in  the  larger  flowers  and  the  club-shaped  cap- 
sules, besides  the  conspicuous  character  of  the  leaves.  These 
members  are  very  suggestive  of  the  leaves  of  Nyctaginea  or  the 
broad-leaved  species  of  Allionia. 


<r- 


uuituiii  and  has  a 
)n|^  the  upper  side. 
Prof.  F.  S.  Ivirle 
loulton,  Alabama, 


at  the  base  and 
\  a;4e  :  leaves  nu- 
roadcst  above  the 
ed,  sli^ditly  paler 
se  :  petioles  I  mm. 
ate  ilelicate,  barely 
rbicular :  pistillate 
J  at  maturity  ;  se- 
nt :  capsules  sphe- 

T\'pe  from  Co- 
•  36,  IiSqq,  no.  263. 
ich  more  robust  in 
L,r  t\'pe.  Tile  cap- 
ate  calyx,  whereas 
the  mature  sepals. 

pubescent.     Stems 
;cumbent,  2-5  dm. 
;  blades  lanceolate 
slightly  acuminate, 
,  ciliate,  cuneate  or 
;,   pale,    margined  : 
very  slender  hairs, 
bout  as  long  as  the 
long,  thin  and  deli- 
the  sterile  basal  por- 
le  portion,  about   4 

1894,/.  H".  Touincv. 
ita  than  any  other 
ic  club-shaped  cap- 
the  leaves.  Tiicse 
f  Nyctagiuca  or  the 


S.\i.\r.i. :    NoRrir  Amkuican   Plants 


Phlox  Brittonii 


279 


1  uainial,  deep  green.  Stems  copiously  branched  ;  branched 
mated,  formmg  wale  tufts,  glandular-pilose:  leaves  numerous, 
small  ones  often  clustered  in  the  a.xils  of  the  larger;  blades  subu- 
late ..r  narrouly  Imear-subulate.  5-,o  mm.  long,  ciliate,  e.sp.eially 
near  heba.se  :  cahces  5-6  mm.  long,  glandular-pubescent  like  the 
branches;  segments  subulate,  about  as  long  as  the  tube:  corolla 
wliite:  tube  curved,  about  I  cm.  long ;  limb  12-,^,  mm  wide  • 
segmaits  cuneate,  with  2  pale  magenta  .spot.s  near   the  ba.se.  cleft 

on/l,  T-  '"""■  ''^''""^  -^  """•    '^'-^^l'-  "-^"''"3'  ^vith   a   minute 

tootli  m  each  smus.  tijjs  acute  or  acutish. 

On  dr)'  mountain  slopes.  \'irginia  and  West  \'irginia  to  North 
Carolina.     Spring  and  Summer. 

A  relative  of  Phlox  suhulata  but   more  delicate  in  all  its  parts 
The  contrasting  characters  ma\-  be  shown  as  follows: 


Pur.ox  Hkittoxii 

Stems  or  branches  glandular- 
pilose  :  leaf  blades  mostly  5-10 
mm.  long:  calices  5-6  mm.  long: 
limb  of  corolla  less  than  14 
mm.  broad  ;  lobes  usually  with 
a  minute  tooth  in  each  .sinus 


Pm.O.V    SUIiUI.ATA 

Stems  or  branches  not  glan- 
dular: leaf-blades  mo.stly'  10- 
15  mm.  long:  calices  8-9  mm. 
long:  limb  of  corolla  over  15 
mm.  broad  ;  lobes  usually  with 
toothless  sinuses. 


The  .specimens  upon  which  the  species  is  based  were  collected 
by  Dr.  X.  L.  Eritton,  at  White  Sulphur  Springs.  West  Virgin.a. 
May,  1898.  Dr.  Britton  then  introduced  the  species  in  the  lierba- 
ceous  grounds  of  the  New  York-  Botanical  Garden  where  the  plants 
have  become  thoroughly  established. 

Vernonia  interior 

Perennial,  finely  and  usually  closely  pubescent.  Stems  erect 
or  ascendmg,  .-2  meters  tall,  simple  below  the  inflorescence  ■ 
eaves  numerous;  blades  elliptic  to  elliptic-lanceolate,  6-20  cm" 
long  acummate,  sharply  and  rather  finely  serrate,  sessile  or  nearly 
so:  heads  numerous,  rather  crowded:  involucres  campanulate 
6-7  mm.  high.  4-5  mm.  broad  :  bracts  pubescent;  simetime.s 
hoary  acute  or  with  short  keel-like  acuminations,  the  tips  erect  or 
slightly  .spreading  :  achenes  pubescent:  pappus  purple. 

On  plains  or  prairies,  Missouri  and  Kansas  south  to  Texas 
Spring  to  fall.  . 


280 


Smai.i.  :    NoKiii   Amkkican   1'i,\ms 


The  species  just  described  has  heretofore  been  confused  witli 
]'trii,>iiiii  /ui/,/h'i////  dm]  J',  nnniiiitondii.  It  is  readily  separable 
from  its  nearest  relative,  /  'tnioiiid  Ihildi^'iiiii  by  the  smaller  in- 
volucres and  their  bracts  which  have  erect  or  barely  sjireading 
tips.      The  foUowinL,'  cited  specimens  belong  here  : 

Missouri  :  Jackson  County,  Hiisli,  no.  Jj.^A  ;  McDonald 
County,  Hi(s/i,  no.  232. 

Xi:i!K.\sK.\  :   Lincoln,   flV/'/'cr,  September,   i888. 

Tex.\s:   Kerrville,  /h/lcr,  I'l.  S.  Tex.  no.  1927. 

This  species  has  been  raised  from  .seed  in  the  nur.series  of  the 
New  York  liotanical  Garden  and  is  now  established  in  the  herba- 
ceous Ljrounds. 

Vernonia  maxima 

l-'olia^'e  glabrous  or  sparingly  pubescent.  Stems  erect,  1-3 
meters  tad,  branching  above:  leaves  rather  numerous:  blades 
narrowly  elliptic  to  lanceolate  or  linear-lanceolate,  1-3  dm.  long, 
acuminate,  sl^arply  .serrate,  narrowed  into  short  petioles  or  the 
upper  ones  nevrly  sessile  :  corymbs  1-4  dm.  broad  :  ])eduncles 
angled,  barely  enlarged  upward  :  involucres  hemispheric,  4  mm. 
to  nearly  5  mm.  high,  rounded  at  the  base  :  bracts  ovate  to  ob- 
long, acute  to  nuicronate,  ciliate,  a])pressed :  achcncs  3  mm.  long, 
upwardly  barbed  on  the  ribs  :  pappus  light  or  deep  purple. 

In  lov  ground,  Ohio  to  Missouri,  south  to  Alabama  and 
Louisiana.     Summer  and  fall. 

For  many  years  ]'cnioiiia  i:^igdiitca  or  ]'.  a/lissiiiia  has  been  an 
aggregate.  The  campestrian  plant  that  has  been  known  under  both 
of  those  names  is  very  distinct  from  the  Carolinian  and  Floridian 
plant  to  which  both  the  above  cited  names  were  originally  applied. 

The  campestrian  plant  may  easily  be  separated  from  the  south- 
eastern species  by  the  lower  involucres  with  rounded  bases  and 
their  proportionately  broader  appressed  and  compactly  arranged 
bracts.  The  involucres  of  the  related  species  are  narrowed  at  the 
base  and  have  narrower  loosely  spreading  bracts.  The  following 
cited  .specimens  belong  here  : 

Mi.s.soL-Ri  :  Jackson  County,  Jhtxli,  no.  230. 

Ohio:  no  locality,  RidcUl,  1834.  Scioto,  Mariaiit,  Septem- 
ber 28,  1891. 

West  Virginia  :   Monongalia  County,  Mi//s/y(Vtgli,  no.  677. 

Kr.NTUCKv:  no  locality,  Short,  1842.  Harlan  County,  AV^r- 
luv,  no.  188. 


\MS 

l)ccn  confused  with 
is  readily  separable 
by  the  smaller  in- 
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the  nurseries  of  the 
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Stenis  erect,  1-3 
numerous  :  blades 
)late,  1-3  dm.  long, 
ort  petioles  or  the 
.  broad  :  peduncles 
hemispheric,  4  mm. 
bracts  ovate  to  ob- 
ichenes  3  mm.  long, 
deep  purple, 
li   to   Alabama    and 

Itissima  has  been  an 
i\\  known  under  both 
»linian  and  Floridian 
re  originally  applied, 
ated  from  the  south - 

rounded  bases  and 
compactly  arranged 

are  narrowed  at  the 
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U//s/^(i!ti:^li,  no.  677. 
[arlan  County,  Kcar- 


S.MAi.i. :    NoKPii  A.Mr.uicAN   Pr-WTs  -281 

Tknnesski;  :   Kno.wille,  /^/////.September,   i(S94, 
Mi.ssissirri  :  Agricultural  College,  Pollard,  no.  1267. 

Lacinarla  Halei 

Perennial,  glabrous  or  nearly  so.  Stems  erect,  6-9  dm.  tall, 
sim|)le  or  sparingly  branched  :  leaves  various  ;  lower  with  linear 
blades  1-2  dm.  long,  upper  narrowly  linear  and  much  shorter,  not 
ciliate  near  the  base  :  heads  short-pedunclcd  or  nearly  sessile,  not 
densely  crowded  :  involucres  becoming  narrowly  turbinate,  7-9 
mm.  high  :  bracts  lanceolate  to  oblong-lanceolate,  acuminate,  cil- 
iolatc,  rigid  :  pappus  plumose  :  achenes  clo.sely  pubescent. 

On  prairies,  Louisiana.     Summer. 

This  species  has  heretofore  been  included  in  Lacinaria  acidota, 
with  which  it  has  little  or  nothing  in  common,  and  it  may  be  sep- 
arated by  its  fewer  leaves  and  much  smaller  heads  which  are  dis- 
po.sed  in  elongated  interrupted  sj)ikes.  The  bracts  of  the  involucre 
are  much  shorter  than  those  of  L.  acidota  and  have  less  elongated 
tips. 

The  .species  is  founded  on  Hale's  no.  334. 

Lacinaria  platylepis 

Perennial,  bright  green.  Stems  erect,  8-9  dm.  tall,  simple, 
glabrate  below,  pubescent  with  white  hairs  above :  leaves  not  very 
numerous,  narrowly  linear,  2-10  cm.  long,  or  longer  at  the  base 
of  the  stem,  glabrous  or  nearly  so  :  heads  rather  approximate, 
sessile,  surpassing  the  subtending  bracts :  involucres  cylindric- 
campanulate,  7-9  mm.  long ;  outer  bracts  often  ovate,  acute,  inner 
larger  and  broader,  broadest  above  the  middle,  rounded  at  the 
apex,  ciliolate:  pappus  not  plumo.se,  pale. 

In  sandy  soil,  Louisiana. 

Plants  belonging  here  have  been  referred  to  Lacinaria  acidota. 
although  none  of  the  several  characters  warrant  such  a  disposition, 
The  fewer  and  shorter  leaves,  the  elongated  more  or  less  inter- 
rupted spikes  and  smaller  heads  and  involucres  with  their  broad 
rounded  inner  bracts,  are  some  of  the  characters  that  separate 
Lacinaria  platylepis  from  L.  acidota.  The  pappus  too  is  not  plu- 
mose. 

The  original  specimens  were  collected  in  Louisiana  by  Dr. 
Hale. 


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